In 2014 Jack Mitchel,

Hops founder was looking for an unusual

community service project for his

International Bachelorette High School credits.  

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He didn't have to look any further than his own back yard...

His family's Belgian Hares +

and his fellow "low incident" students. 

Jack did the research and found

documentation from Australia, New Zealand and Europe

with great success of interaction and positive results with

Autistic Students and "comfort animals".

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The objective of "HOP" is to allow the kids to touch, feel, pet, and treat feed our Belgian Hares in a controlled low key

environment, while interacting with their handlers 

Jack and William.

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Regular weekly visits forged bonds

between Jack, William and the students.

Everyone looked forward to the

"Hare get-togethers."

William brought art activites

centered around the Hares

and had the students

draw and paint pictures

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Now that Jack has graduated from

Schurz High School and the International Bachelorette 

program he is a busy college freshman,

I would like to carry on the HOP

project and bring the program to you with my own 

unique imprint.